Distractions are rapidly becoming enemy No. 1 in the workplace. In fact, 45 percent of employees work only 15 minutes or less without getting interrupted, and 53 percent waste at least one hour a day due to all types of distractions according to recent research by harmon.ie, a provider of social email software. That un-engaged hour translates to a loss of productivity exceeding $10,000 per person per year.

The report concludes that two‐thirds of companies and technology users are pursuing tools ...

Multi-tasking, maintaining or increasing productivity and peak performance demands are at an all-time high. The result, stress and anxiety are also at an all-time high. Today’s economic demands and their undesirable side effects are the same whether you are in accounting, marketing, manufacturing, the healthcare sector or retail.

Maintaining and increasing productivity and performance are usually considered a leadership challenge, not an employee responsibility. In reality, all of the above are a challenge for leadership and employee alike at all levels ...